Edessa (Edessa) rufofusca, Mendonça & Silva & Fernandes, 2023

Mendonça, Maria Thayane Da Silva, Silva, Valéria Juliete Da & Fernandes, José Antônio Marin, 2023, Description of fifty-one new species and new taxonomic arrangement for the E. sexdens group of the subgenus Edessa (Heteroptera, Pentatomidae, Edessinae, Edessa), Zootaxa 5372 (1), pp. 1-128 : 87

Edessa (Edessa) rufofusca sp. n.

( Figs. 42 , 67 E–F , 72 )

Etymology. The name refers to the color of the antennae (L. rufus, reddish; L. fuscus, dark).

Material examined. Holotype female. BRAZIL, Pará : Marituba, 23-VI-1961, J. & B. Bechyné ( MPEG).

Measurements (n= 1). Total length: 18.2; head length: 2.2; head width: 3.3; pronotum length: 3.4; pronotum width: 13.0; scutellum length: 8.4; scutellum width: 6.4; abdominal width: 10.3; length antennomeres: I: 1.0; II: 1.6; III: 2.0; IV: 4.0.

Diagnosis. Large (18.2 mm). Dorsal body surface green ( Fig. 67 E ). Ventral surface dark yellow to green with transversal green bands on thorax and abdomen ( Fig. 67 F ). Antennae with first brown segment and second to fifth dark brown segment ( Fig. 67 E–F ). Pronotum with concolorous with the surrounding surface punctures ( Fig. 67 E ); anterolateral margin with a yellow band extending from the humeral angles to the head. Humeral angles short (1.2 times wider than long); apex with brown spot restricted to the angles in dorsal view; slightly curved backward ( Fig. 67 E–F ). Scutellum with concolorous with the surrounding surface punctures; apex not reaching the end of coria ( Fig. 67 E ). Coria with all veins concolorous with the surrounding surface ( Fig. 67 E ). Connexival segments with concavities entirely covered by rectangular green spot separated by a large yellow median spot ( Fig. 67 E ), spots extending ventrally and forming green bands on the abdomen ( Fig. 67 F ). Posterolateral angles of connexivum with apices green ( Fig. 67 E ). Ventral surface, thorax with green bands; band of the propleura connected to the dark spot of the humeral angles ( Fig. 67 F ). Evaporatorium concolorous with the surrounding surface; peritreme straight ( Fig. 67 F ). Metasternal process ( Fig. 42 B ) with arms of anterior bifurcation rounded and laterally barely expanded at apex; anterior bifurcation somewhat excavated receiving fourth rostral segment. Legs reddish brown ( Fig. 67 F ). Abdomen with spine of segment III acuminated ( Fig. 67 F ). Intersegmental areas covered by narrow brown bands with adjacent smudged green band, reaching the lateral spots ( Fig. 67 F ). Pseudosutures concolorous with the surrounding surface ( Fig. 67 F ). Median longitudinal brown band incomplete ( Fig. 67 F ). Trichobothria both parallel to the spiracle. Posterolateral angles of segment VII exceeding the level of apices of laterotergites IX, almost reaching the level of apices of laterotergites VIII ( Fig. 42 A ). Male genitalia. Unknown. Female genitalia, valvifers VIII subrectangular, with concolorous with the surrounding surface punctures; medially near the sutural margin with a brown spot, contiguous and not divergent; posterior margin forming a U-shaped excavation. Laterotergites VIII with two dark spots on the lateral margins. Laterotergites IX with apices acuminate, slightly projected laterally, passing the mediotergite VIII ( Fig. 42 A ).

Comments. See comments on E. (E.) chloroicterica sp. n..

Distribution ( Fig. 72 ). BRAZIL: Pará.

Figures

FIGURE 42. A–B. Edessa (E.) rufofusca sp. n.: A, genital plates; B, metasternal process. Scale= 1 mm.

FIGURE 67. A–F. Dorsal and ventral surface: A–B, Edessa (E.) redunca sp. n.; C–D, Edessa (E.) reuteri sp. n.; E–F, Edessa (E.) rufofusca sp. n. Scale= 5 mm.

FIGURE 72. Distribution map of the species.